Macro-morphological variation among cryptic species of the moon jellyfish, Aurelia (Cnidaria: Scyphozoa)

By Michael N. Dawson. 2003

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Subfields: Ecology, Environmental Chemistry, Paleontology

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Population biomass, feeding, respiration and growth rates, and carbon budget of the scyphomedusa Aurelia aurita in the Inland Sea of Japan (2005, unknown): “…like many other coastal waters, the moon jellyfish Aurelia aurita is the most common and abundant scyphozoan species (see Dawson and Martin, 2001; Dawson, 2003; for sibling species of the genus Aurelia), and it is particularly abundant in eutrophic waters such as Tokyo Bay and the Inland Sea of…”
Combined effects of food supply and temperature on asexual reproduction and somatic growth of polyps of the common jellyfish Aurelia aurita s.l. (2010, background): “In many coastal waters, the moon jellyfish Aurelia aurita (Linnaeus) s.l. (see Dawson & Martin 2001, Dawson 2003, Ki et al. 2008, for sibling species of this genus) is the most common scyphozoan species and often blooms to cause detrimental effects on human enterprises (Yasuda 2003, Purcell et al.…”
DNA Barcoding the Medusozoa using mtCOI (2010, methodology): “DNA barcoding can be an invaluable tool for taxonomists working with medusozoans, if used in concert with traditional morphological analysis (Dawson, 2005d; Hajibabaei et al., 2007).”
A review and synthesis on the systematics and evolution of jellyfish blooms: advantageous aggregations and adaptive assemblages (2008, background): “…only two of 12 morphological characters (manubrium length and canal structure) distinguished reliably two distinct genetic varieties of Aurelia, and other studies have found fewer (Dawson, 2003, 2005b, 2005c), which suggests there is a dearth of good characters even for sophisticated morphometrics.”
Molecular and morphological methods for identifying plankton: what makes a successful marriage? (2009, background): “It should be pointed out at the start that “cryptic species” as we are using the term refers to genetic diversity hidden beneath apparent morphological homogeneity in one or a group of species.”
Climate effects on formation of jellyfish and ctenophore blooms: a review (2005, background): “Some species (e.g. Aurelia sp., Mnemiopsis leidyi, Moerisia lyonsi) have expanded their distributions to other continents through accidental introductions (e.g. Shiganova, 1998; Mills, 2001; Dawson, 2003; Graham et al., 2003; Ma & Purcell, 2005a,b).”
Global phylogeography of Cassiopea (Scyphozoa: Rhizostomeae): molecular evidence for cryptic species and multiple invasions of the Hawaiian Islands (2004, background): “Unfortunately, scyphozoan systematics has traditionally employed morphological characters, which tend to exhibit high plasticity (Gohar and Eisaway 1960) and may be of limited taxonomic and phylogenetic utility (Dawson 2003).”